White Elephant. Poem by Gangadharan nair Pulingat..

The watch tower was in heights
The sugar cane field it surrounded
The watchman a poor humble man
For a meager wages his services.

The sugarcane was so much sweet
Ripe for felling to make sugar
The farmers always pride and happy
The harvest they expects the returns.

Somewhere the sugarcane stolen
Not found the thief by the watchman
Pouring cool water in eyes he looked
To find the thief of sugarcane in nights.

There he found a mysterious scene
In the middle of night an elephant
A white elephant from heights comes
In clear vision of moonlight he saw.

Fearing to lose of valuable sugarcane
The watchman tried to chase away
But the white elephant not frightened
Continued its mischief and went in heights.

It was the white elephant comes from heaven
The other day while chasing the elephant
Told the watchman catch my tale
I will carry you to heaven but not to say
Anyone a word of my acts and keep it.

Approved the condition he caught hold of
The strong tale by his firm grip of hand
And reached the heaven the beautiful place
A panoramic view and posh arrangements
As a guest he got treated with food
And enough gold to carry back to earth.

Slowly he sold the gold in perfect purity
The merchants wondered its quality
He made a large sum and enough to drink and eat
A beautiful farm and farm house he acquired
Still he continued the watchman's job
The job that got his wealth and friendship
Of celestial elephant which helped him.
He was such a man of gratitude to job and guest.